the 16 committee, hinting at criminal acts by the former president and his posse. mark garland says no one including trump is about the law. well, is he about to prove it? this is american voices. we begin this hour with the misogynistic politics of the republican party. well, sexism is nothing new in american politics. the lasting effect of trumpism continues to fuel absurd attacks against women. this weekend, in a conference for young conservatives, florida congressman matt gates called abortion rights protesters, disgusting, and unattractive. and said, quote, nobody wants to impregnate them. now, it s not surprising and matt gates said this. he has said something like this before. he will likely do it again. and what i generally don t like to reward the congressman from florida with the attention he clearly so desperately craves, which was striking to me was the cheers from a crowd that reports to be the youthful future of the gop. this behavior, a move right out o
headquarters here in. new york welcome everybody to alex witt reports. this, our new insights today into the future of the january six committee s investigations into the attack on the capitol. committee members discussing how new evidence and witnesses keep pouring in as they push ahead two more hearings in september. earlier today, multiple committee members also discussed was missing secret service tax. and the prospect of talking to abc officials mention in cassidy hutchinson s testimony. the committee is more than welcome, if they will testify under oath to put the door is wide open for them. it is not a decision that they have so far. we have already heard testimony from them. i expect that we will again. mr. ornado has retained private criminal defense counsel. and we have seen that, also, with respect to one other secret service agent. i think that is significant. meanwhile, concern is growing today of a new report detailing a radical plan for trump s second ter
Years in the making. Five americans wrongfully detained in iran are now on a plane and its just taken off from tehran on their way to freedom. Were there headed just next, details on all this and the deal that was made that led to their release. Also this hour, one of Donald Trumps codefendants heads to court. Jeffrey clark, the former Justice Department official, now arguing why his case should move out of georgia and into federal court. A sheriffs deputy ambushed and killed. A reward now offered to help find the suspect as a clue emerges they hope will lead to an arrest. Im john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. Just moments ago, a qatari jet carrying Five Americans imprisoned in iran took off from tehran and is tet to arrive in doha, qatar. Three have all been imprisoned for more than five years. The identities of two other americans in the deal have not yet been released. Its all part of a complex u. S. iran deal involving the release of 6 billion
rubin has been following this. color me shocked. among the legal experts who said there s no way he takes the stand. his lawyer, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of virginia george terwilliger, a great lawyer by all accounts, there s no way that terwilliger lets him take the stand. they must have made the calculus that being in federal court were so important to them that it was worth basically playing the play and taking the shot no one thought you could make. one thought is a jury. paul fulton county is different from, i think there are nine counties across northern georgia? a totally different universe. i m on the record of the show, and i want to maintain this, i have faith in americans. i really do. so i think this idea of oh, it s a florida palm beach, the julie jury pool, when lindsey graham says you can t try him in washington d.c.. personally i think, i m willing to put my faith in americans of all different stripes.
yesterday, opening himself up to cross-examination. there s a significant amount of legal risk involved in that decision. meadows lawyers made the calculation it was worth it, and that was because, i think, they clearly view the potential jury pool in this case is key for the clients if meadows successfully gets the case moved to federal court, the physical location would hardly change from a block away. the case would still be tried under georgia law. but as the washington post reports, quote, the jury pool for federal case would be composed of residents from across northern georgia, which is more politically conservative than fulton county and potentially a friendlier audience. legal analysts analyst lisa rubin has been following this. color me shocked. among the legal experts who said there s no way he takes the stand. his lawyer, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of virginia george terwilliger, a great lawyer by all accounts, there s no way